Instruments of Astronomy Space Observatories. NASA’s Four Great Observatories.

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Instruments of Astronomy Space Observatories

NASA’s Four Great Observatories

Atmospheric Opacity

The Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble ‘Nuts & Bolts’

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Seven Pulsars

Chandra X Ray Observatory

The Spacecraft

Science Instruments

Schematic of Grazing Incidence, X-Ray Mirror

Schematic of Grazing Incidence The mirrors have to be exquisitely shaped and aligned nearly parallel to incoming X-rays. Thus they look more like glass barrels than the familiar dish shape of optical telescopes.

Tracking Chandra & Hubble

Multi Wavelength Imaging

The Crab Nebula X Ray/Optical

The Crab Nebula X Ray/Radio/Optical

X Ray Image

Optical Image

Infra Red Image

Radio Wave Image

W3 in Perseus - Optical

W3 in Perseus - X Ray

W3 in Perseus - Composite

Spitzer Space Telescope

Spitzer’s Orbit

Spitzer under construction

Hubble-Spitzer Composite

Star Formation in DR21

Dust Pillars Carina Nebula

Cigar Galaxy M82 with Infra Red Inclusion

Cassiopeia Infra Red Echo

SOHO Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

MDI Continuum

EIT 171

EIT 195

EIT 284

EIT 304

MDI Continuum Image

Magnetogram Image

LASCO C2

LASCO C3

LASCO C3 captures Comet McNaught

COBE - Cosmic Background Explorer

Cosmic Microwave Background Fluctuations

WMAP - The Microwave Sky

Timeline of The Universe